Suburb in Wangaratta

Wangaratta South, VIC

Wangaratta South had a population of 550 at the 2021 Census (+8.1% since 2016). Median age 48.2. Median weekly household income $1,866. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Wangaratta South at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Victoria.

In Hume

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Wangaratta South's population grew by 8.1% to 550, slower than Victoria as a whole (+9.7%). With a median age of 48.2, it is older than the VIC average (37.9). Children under 10 make up 10.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 15.3%.

5.7% of households rent, a smaller share than the VIC average of 28.9%. 54.4% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 193 households.

The median household earns $1,866 a week, above the VIC average of $1,759. Renters pay a median $251 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,741 a month.

7.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the VIC average of 31.6%. 2.6% use a language other than English at home. 45.7% report no religion, higher than the VIC average (42.1%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Wangaratta South beside VIC and Australia.

MeasureWangaratta SouthVICAustralia
Population5506,503,50325,422,828
Growth since 2016+8.1%+9.7%+8.6%
Median age48.237.938.2
Households1932,390,1729,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.1%14.3%
Renting5.7%28.9%31.1%
Owned outright54.4%32.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,866$1,759$1,747
Median rent a week$251$368$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,741$1,867$1,866
Born overseas7.0%31.6%29.3%
Other language at home2.6%29.1%23.6%
No religion45.7%42.1%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+8.1% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 4722011
  2. 5092016
  3. 5502021

Age

Median age 48.2, against 37.9 for Victoria.

Wangaratta South Victoria
Share of people by age, Wangaratta South and Victoria
0–910.4%
10–1914.0%
20–295.5%
30–399.6%
40–4911.5%
50–5915.3%
60–6917.1%
70–7910.7%
80+4.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Wangaratta South at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English51.9%
  2. Australian42.7%
  3. Scottish15.0%
  4. Irish12.0%
  5. German5.8%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Italian0.9%
  2. Korean0.6%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England1.9%
  2. New Zealand1.1%
  3. Fiji0.9%
  4. Croatia0.8%
  5. the Netherlands0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Wangaratta South

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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